C-peptide


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C-peptide

[¦sē ′pep‚tīd]
(biochemistry)
A metabolically inactive polypeptide chain that is a by-product of normal insulin production by the beta cells in the pancreas.
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Correlations between fasting plasma C-peptide, glucagon-stimulated plasma C-peptide, and urinary C-peptide in insulin-treated diabetics.
Stability and reproducibility of a single-sample urinary C-peptide/creatinine ratio and its correlation with 24-h urinary C-peptide
reuteri had increased glucose-stimulated insulin secretion by 49%, C-peptide secretion by 55%, GLP-1 release by 76%, GLP-2 release by 43%, and altered beta-cell function relative to people taking the placebo.
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C-peptide levels of these samples were measured by Iodine [125I] C-peptide Radio-immunoassay Kit (Beijing North Institute of Biological Technology, Product lot: 20110215, Beijing, China) according to the manufacturer's instructions.
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com)-- ALPCO announced the launch of its new STELLUX[R] Chemiluminescent Human C-peptide ELISA on December 5, 2014.
ALPCO Releases New Chemiluminescent Human C-peptide ELISA
6 U/mL (reference: <1 U/mL)] and postprandial C-peptide concentrations were undetectable.
Recurrent nocturnal hypoglycemia in a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus
The authors of the research said that eating only whole breakfast and lunch helps in reducing body weight, liver fat content, fasting plasma glucose, C-peptide and glucagon and improved OGIS, more than the six meals split into same caloric restriction.
Two large meals better for diabetic's health than six small ones
Glycated haemoglobin (GlycoHb) levels, plasma insulin, and serum C-peptide levels were measured after 4 and 8 weeks of NAG treatment.
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Note that according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), neither insulin nor C-peptide is used for the diagnosis or classification of diabetes.
The clinical application of islet autoantibody testing for the diagnosis of autoimmune diabetes
Because the participants received daily insulin injections before and throughout the trial, researchers instead monitored their blood levels of C-peptide, a molecule produced in the pancreas at the same rate as insulin.
Type 1 Diabetes Drug Strikingly Effective in Clinical Trial
They also had greater decreases in fasting plasma glucose, C-peptide, glucagon, and hepatic fat content, and bigger improvements in insulin sensitivity.
Two meals per day tops six meals in type 2 diabetes
The meta-analysis, which included 40 published studies and 56,111 women with breast cancer, found no association between risk of the malignancy and circulating serum insulin level, insulin growth factor-1 level, fasting blood glucose level, or C-peptide concentration.
Diabetes confers 27% increase in breast cancer risk
Thirty-eight Brazilian patients (mean age, 13 years) with new-onset type 1 diabetes and a fasting C-peptide level [greater than or equal to]0.
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